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41405

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency plans are in place for the future administration of Premium Bonds currently administered in Scotland and held by residents in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in the event of Scottish independence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	190813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p><strong>National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I) is a UK institution, operating from a number of sites within the UK and abroad. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The powers governing NS&amp;I products come from UK primary and secondary legislation. Only individuals with a UK bank account are eligible to buy NS&amp;I products. In the event of independence, the current rules would prohibit individuals with only a Scottish bank account from buying NS&amp;I products. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Any changes to these rules would depend on negotiations between the UK and Scottish governments in the event of independence. Both governments have said that there can be no pre-negotiations on what the terms of independence might be before the referendum takes place.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The UK government believes that Scotland is better off as part of the UK, and the UK is better off with Scotland in it.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

42303

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electorial Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Birmingham, Northfield constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	191202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p>The ward results for the area requested are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ward</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Green matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amber matches</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Red matches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kings Norton</p></td><td><p>80.7%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Longbridge</p></td><td><p>80.2%</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td><td><p>17.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northfield</p></td><td><p>81.5%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>16.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weoley</p></td><td><p>80.0%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>17.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here:</p><p><a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls </a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 18/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

42697

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Government department has allocated to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions to deliver programmes through the Charities Act 2006 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	191743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office is investing £470 million over the Spending Review period directly to support charities and voluntary groups. In most cases these payments are made under the Charities Act 2006.</p><p>Data on the legal powers exercised to make these and previous allocations to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic institutions by the Cabinet Office is not held. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49598

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Highways Agency will be able to recover VAT in the same way as it can as an executive agency of his Department when it is transformed into a government-owned company.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	197666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>Special provisions apply to Government Departments and health authorities that enable them to recover VAT incurred on certain of their non-business activities. These are set out in section 41(3) of the VAT Act 1994.</p><p>New bodies are not automatically covered by the above provisions, but the Treasury keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

45242

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will announce (a) additional funding for and (b) a help and advice service to schools on universal free school meals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	193900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced in his Autumn Statement on 5 December that we would be providing over £1 billion of additional revenue funding over the next two financial years, and £150 million of capital funding in 2014-15, to support the introduction of universal infant free school meals.</p><p>On 6 March we published a departmental advice document which sets out further information about the funding available and about the support available to schools. This document is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-infant-free-school-meals</p><p>On 6 March we also launched a support service, which consists of a telephone and online advice service for schools, local authorities and caterers and a direct-support service for schools facing significant challenges. The service is being provided by school food experts, the Children's Food Trust and the Lead Association for Catering in Education, in conjunction with a number of delivery partners. More information is available at: <a href="http://www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk/Root/schools/schoolfoodplan" target="_blank">http://www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk/Root/schools/schoolfoodplan</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49286

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to the withdrawal of the Israeli government from US-sponsored peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	197316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We remain fully committed to supporting efforts for peace and I will visit the region to that end in the near future. We urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to use the coming weeks to find the common ground and political strength needed to resume the peace negotiations and encourage other countries to maintain support for that objective.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49287

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the demolition on 2 and 3 April of EU-funded projects in Area C near the E1-settlement bloc; and whether he has demanded compensation following these actions.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	197317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We have not made representations in response to the specific demolition cited, nor demanded compensation. However, Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue of demolitions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the office of Prime Minister Netanyahu on 1 May. We regularly make clear, publicly and privately, to Israel our serious concerns about the demolition of Palestinian homes and infrastructure and forced transfer of population in Area C and East Jerusalem.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

49288

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department gives alongside UK non-governmental organisations operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories to assist in obtaining compensation from the Israeli authorities for projects demolished in Area C.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	197319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>We have not provided support to non-governmental organisations operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) to assist in obtaining compensation from the Israeli authorities for projects demolished in Area C. However, we continue to support Palestinians facing demolition or eviction orders in the OPTs through support to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme, which helps individuals to challenge these in the Israeli legal system.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

46302

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of speed awareness courses; and what information her Department collects on speeding and driving offences committed by drivers who have undertaken such a course.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	194627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of drivers that opted for a National Driver Offender Retraining <br>Scheme (NDORS) speed awareness course rather than accept penalty points on <br>their driving licence in 2010 is 447,833, in 2011 is 772,180, 2012 is 926,155 and in<br>2013 is 953,464. These reflect the latest updated figures. <br>The offer of a speed awareness course is at the discretion of the police. To be <br>deemed eligible there must be no excessive speed or other offences committed at <br>the same time. Information on previous motoring convictions is not taken into <br>account. <br>The Department for Transport and the police are in advanced stages of <br>commissioning a long term study to assess the effectiveness of speed awareness <br>courses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4837 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

46307

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 372W, on driving: licensing, how many drivers who received driving convictions within their two year probation period undertook speed awareness courses in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	194744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of drivers that opted for a National Driver Offender Retraining <br>Scheme (NDORS) speed awareness course rather than accept penalty points on <br>their driving licence in 2010 is 447,833, in 2011 is 772,180, 2012 is 926,155 and in<br>2013 is 953,464. These reflect the latest updated figures. <br>The offer of a speed awareness course is at the discretion of the police. To be <br>deemed eligible there must be no excessive speed or other offences committed at <br>the same time. Information on previous motoring convictions is not taken into <br>account. <br>The Department for Transport and the police are in advanced stages of <br>commissioning a long term study to assess the effectiveness of speed awareness <br>courses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley previous answer version 4843 answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green answering member 76
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden